#so that'll be fun

[someiicecube]

okay one more Ts!Esther wips before bed

[arcxnumvitae]

Navkan Hunt

The cold air only seemed to invigorate him. While he hoped not to run across any of the Seelie, he couldn't deny the excitement of the hunt. Camhlaidh glanced over at Shilo and offered a small, slightly shy smile. "Thank you again for this."

He just had to make sure he didn't do anything to give himself away while disguised.

[powerfulkicks]

still gonna probably not be on tumblr very much bc it's awful for my mental health but i might pop in from time to time

also i'm gonna start making youtube videos! i haven't posted anything yet but watch this space https://youtube.com/@zincthemetal?si=oryZ689ZPh1w5M-J

[laurajameskinney]

current TBR list of indie comics @pollackpatrol decided i need

[todaysromano]

12.12.2023

Today, Romano wasn't confused about the date, no matter who wrote it.

[not-the-blue]

inktober #1 - squabble

[generic-sandbox-member]

im so bored all the time now exams are done lol glad i dont have to revise but now it's like well what do i do,,,,

[captainsparklefingers]

I'm thinking of reasons for why Seward would contact Van Helsing in the 'lucy goes with Mina and gets a temporary reprieve from Drac' au that's looking more and more likely to be a thing I'll try to end up writing.

Obviously, in the main story, it's love for Lucy and a friendship with Arthur that acts as the main motivation. Remove Lucy from the picture, what would concern or intrigue Seward enough to reach out to his old colleague?

I'm thinking of a twofold approach. The first one is Renfield, and his behavior in the wake of Dracula's arrival becoming more erratic (continued attempts at nighttime escapes being the big one), and the second one is still connected to Lucy: her mother.

Now, I'm not thinking that Dracula would target Mrs. Westenra, she's not his type (or maybe the blood of a woman dying slowly from heart failure isn't appetizing, idk). But Lucy, writing to Arthur after a last minute decision to join Mina, would likely tell him to look after her mother and keep her company. We know the Westenra household has maids, it comes up later when SPOILERS. Some of them may be in the same age group as Lucy.

With his target of choice gone, Dracula would be forced to explore other options. Perhaps he starts close to where he originally wanted to hunt, and several of the Westenra maids start to fall ill with strange symptoms that could be caused by who knows what. Dracula could and probably would likely spread out from there, perhaps not targeting any one person in an attempt to turn them but treating the town like an open buffet.

Arthur, doing as Lucy asked, visiting her mother, could hear of the maids falling in. Perhaps he'd see one looking pale and almost bloodless and tired in a way that doesn't look like overworking. Perhaps he'd write to his friend Seward and express concern that this could spread to Lucy's mother, and if he has time would he consider coming out for a check up with some of these ladies? Just so that he doesn't have to tell Lucy her mother was surrounded by sick people, so that he's doing as she asked and making sure her mother is doing well (and maybe in the face of what's happening to her father, this actually feels like something he can do something about).

And if Jack does, out of friendship for Arthur and a love for Lucy that would drive him to do something small or odd like this to ensure her continued happiness, he would have results similar to what he got examining Lucy. Nothing that would indicate any sort of physical illness but something clearly isn't right. And then maybe he'd hear other women were having similar symptoms. Maybe there's a pattern to which women are falling sick. Hell, maybe there's other weirdness in town that could be considered a coincidence but who knows! And now, there's medical curiosity as a motive to write his colleague who specializes in unusual diseases. Who would say yes both for love of his friend and because of professional interests.

It's obviously not as personal a motive but I think it could still work? It may need some tweaking though. Until I figure out the best way to make the ripple effects of Lucy leaving work for the rest of the story, it's all outlining and figuring out bits for now.

(and yes, Quincy still remembers what happened to his horse and brings that up, because it's relevant and he wanted to spend time with his bros.)

(....even without having the full long term plot I still want to write Lucy's letter to her mother and her first travel journal entry anyway.)

[violetsareblue-selfships]

good morning!! <3

[tapucocoafgc]

Feeling like the personification of anxiety today at having to hop on a plane and go see the people who think randomly verbally abusing me and bitching at me about how much they hate their spouse is peak conversation, but on the bright side I went to take out the trash earlier and it was so cold out I could see my breath and I felt like a dragon

[acecasinova]

Payday~

Means getting my silly little acai fruit bowl and maybe an egg bagel, then restocking groceries and coughing up ~500 for my car

[bubblegumbitch143]

Psychoanalyze me, funky music app

[akumanoken]

When you enjoy fall and winter but it also means the flowers and trees are starting to sleep and you'll have to wait until spring to see your friends again...

[chaotic-history]

finally going home from kaz tomorrow and while i'm looking forward to visiting relatives and going back to school i am very much not looking forward to having to see my mom, cause this trip has pretty much solidified that zero contact except phone calls is much more pleasant than actually being around her. also here i've been able to pretty much go wherever i want by myself until like 8pm, and going home to not even being allowed to walk to the store by myself is going to be so frustrating.

never thought i'd wish to stay longer in kazakhstan lol

[florida3exclamationpoints]

Fun fact I lost my wireless earbuds again

[doedipus]

oh, I guess I got through all of the n4 level lessons on bunpro this morning. neat.